Visit to the United States in 1841 - Hardcover

Joseph Sturge

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0678005834 ISBN 13: 9780678005835

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Synopsis

Title: A Visit to the United States in 1841.

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British Library
Sturge, Joseph;
1842.
8º.
792.f.29.

About this title

Book Description

The worldwide abolition of slavery is the objective underlying Joseph Sturge's account of his travels in the United States in 1841. This influential Quaker activist shared his experience with the campaigners he met in America, and wrote this book to communicate their concerns to other abolitionists around the world.

From the Back Cover

All but forgotten in antislavery history of the United States, this powerful testimonial, by a British visitor to American shores, offers an intimate look through an outsider's eye at the South's peculiar institution.

Sturges, a British Quaker and activist, draws brief portraits of prominent American abolitionists and, unlike many similar contemporary works, does not ignore the contributions of women as social reformers in pre-Civil War American society.

Whether it's relating the tale of a runaway slave and her baby sold back into slavery or addressing the everyday indignities suffered by even free black Americans, this 1842 work seethes with the passion and indignation that would eventually see the end of slavery in the United States.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• ISBN 10: 0678005834
• ISBN 13: 9780678005835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English